Taxes and Budget

Prosperity Maine: MECEP Annual State Tax and Budget Conference

(AUGUSTA ME) The Maine Center for Economic Policy will host a forum at the Augusta Civic Center on Monday, January 8, 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on developing a policy agenda to achieve a […]

Posted January 12, 2007

Tags Budget, Taxes

TABOR: Not a Healthy Idea for Maine

The Colorado experience with TABOR provides a concrete example of what is likely to happen in Maine if this measure passes on November 7th — major reductions […]

Posted October 22, 2006

Tags Economy, Property Tax, Taxes

Taxes and Budget

Maine's Proposed “TABOR” Likely to Cause Property Tax Increases According to New Study.

(Augusta, ME) Maine’s property taxes would not necessarily be lower — and are more likely to increase — if voters adopt the proposed Taxpayer Bill of Rights […]

Posted October 3, 2006

Tags Property Tax, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

State and National Poverty Rates Remain the Same in Fourth Year of Recovery

(Augusta ME) Today, the Census Bureau reported that poverty in the United States neither rose nor declined. The national poverty rate of 12.6% for 2005 remained statistically […]

Posted August 29, 2006

Tags Economic Security, Poverty

Taxes and Budget

THE SAME OLD TABOR: Maine’s “Taxpayer Bill of Rights” Proposal Fails to Fix Flaws of Colorado’s TABOR

(Augusta, ME) Today the Washington D.C.-based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released a paper titled, The Same Old TABOR: Maine’s “Taxpayer Bill of Rights” Proposal Fails […]

Posted March 16, 2006

Tags Property Tax, Taxes

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

New Estimates of Livable Wages for Maine

(Augusta, ME) The Maine Center for Economic Policy released today Getting By: Maine Livable Wages in 2004. The report calculates basic needs budgets by adding estimated costs […]

Posted October 6, 2005

Tags Economic Security, Incomes, Wages

Maine’s Economy

The Maine Economy Continues to Recover, but Not All Are Being Lifted

(Augusta, ME) The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) released today the State of Working Maine 2005 report, by Edmund Cervone.The Maine economy has improved at a […]

Posted September 5, 2005

Tags Economic Security, Economy

Taxes and Budget

Report on Estate Tax Reform Not Repeal of Federal Estate Tax

(Augusta, ME) The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) today released Estate Tax Reform: Investing in Maine’s Future, by Clifford Ginn. Estate tax reform will also be […]

Posted August 25, 2005

Tags Estate Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes

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Prosperity Maine: MECEP Annual State Tax and Budget Conference

TABOR: Not a Healthy Idea for Maine

Maine's Proposed “TABOR” Likely to Cause Property Tax Increases According to New Study.

State and National Poverty Rates Remain the Same in Fourth Year of Recovery

THE SAME OLD TABOR: Maine’s “Taxpayer Bill of Rights” Proposal Fails to Fix Flaws of Colorado’s TABOR

New Estimates of Livable Wages for Maine

The Maine Economy Continues to Recover, but Not All Are Being Lifted

Report on Estate Tax Reform Not Repeal of Federal Estate Tax